In 2023, 37 percent of respondents among IT and cybersecurity leaders in the United States mentioned security misconfigurations as one of the main security risks their company would still face after going passwordless. In addition, 36 percent of respondents noted that service accounts connecting databases, applications,
platforms, and running processes within their organization would still be vulnerable. Overall, various threats such as phishing attacks, social engineering, biometrics thefts, or man-in-the middle attacks would still be possible even after a company has ceased to use passwords.
If users no longer had to use passwords, what, if any, top security risks do you believe your organization would still face?
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Delinea. (November 16, 2023). If users no longer had to use passwords, what, if any, top security risks do you believe your organization would still face? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446289/passwordless-authentication-top-security-risks-us/
Delinea. "If users no longer had to use passwords, what, if any, top security risks do you believe your organization would still face?." Chart. November 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446289/passwordless-authentication-top-security-risks-us/
Delinea. (2023). If users no longer had to use passwords, what, if any, top security risks do you believe your organization would still face?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446289/passwordless-authentication-top-security-risks-us/
Delinea. "If Users No Longer Had to Use Passwords, What, If Any, Top Security Risks Do You Believe Your Organization Would Still Face?." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446289/passwordless-authentication-top-security-risks-us/
Delinea, If users no longer had to use passwords, what, if any, top security risks do you believe your organization would still face? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446289/passwordless-authentication-top-security-risks-us/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
If users no longer had to use passwords, what, if any, top security risks do you believe your organization would still face? [Graph], Delinea, November 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446289/passwordless-authentication-top-security-risks-us/